Meet Sam, the First Picasso Veterinary Fund Recipient!

October 2003

Sam was hit by a car in the Bronx in October 2003 and taken to Animal Care & Control of NYC with two very badly broken legs. Fortunately one of the adoption counselors knew to call the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, and they were able to get a veterinarian to take Sam in. They were able to get a top orthopedic surgeon to do the operation for a fraction of the cost. Sam recuperated at the vet clinic, confined to a crate for the most part because of the severity of the breaks (which required a six-hour operation and the insertion of a plate and a pin). Sam made a full recovery and is a happy active young dog ready to run and play on four good legs.

If not for the existence of the Picasso Veterinary Fund started by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters at BROADWAY BARKS! in July 2003, and the existence of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals and its Participating Organizations that have created a new cooperative spirit in NYC, the end of this story would be very different.